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overcrows

overcrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcrow.

Meaning of overcrow

Verb

overcrow (third-person singular simple present overcrows, present participle overcrowing, simple past and past participle overcrowed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To take over.
    • The potent poison quite overcrows my spiritc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To crow over, as in triumph.

Questions about overcrows

What is overcrows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcrow.

Words near overcrows in the dictionary

  1. overcrowding
  2. overcrowdings
  3. overcrowds
  4. overcrowed
  5. overcrowing
  6. overcrows
  7. overcruel
  8. overcrust
  9. overcrusted
  10. overcrusting
  11. overcrusts

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